TABLE 1.

Comparison of demographic and basal clinical characteristics between sepsis patients and healthy control subjects.

Characteristic	Sepsis (n = 8)	Control (n = 5)
Age, median (range)	63.5 (42–77)	67 (48–72)
Sex, male/female	5/3	3/2
Hospital mortality, n (%)	3 (37.5%)	—
SOFA score, mean ± SEM	5.88 ± 0.64	—
Vital signs, mean ± SEM
Systolic blood pressure	147.00 ± 12.41	107.80 ± 4.26
Pulse rate	96.25 ± 6.54	86.60 ± 6.31
Respiratory	25.50 ± 3.34	18.40 ± 0.93
Temperature	37.53 ± 0.32	36.36 ± 0.14
Infection source, n (%)
Lung	4 (50%)	—
Heart	3 (38%)	—
Kidney	3 (38%)	—
Liver	2 (25%)	—
Other	2 (25%)	—

SEM, standard error of mean; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment score.